West Maas en Waal
Template:Infobox settlement West Maas en Waal (Template:IPA) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
The municipality covers the western part of the Template:Ill, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.
Population centres
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.
Demographics
[edit]- Dutch: 93.6%
- Black people: 0.4%
- European: 4.7
- Arabs: 0.4%
- Other non-Western: 0.9%:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
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- Samuel Story (1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) admiral in the Batavian Navy
- Jona Lendering (born 1964 in Beneden-Leeuwen) historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management
- Marco Pastors (born 1965 in Beneden-Leeuwen) civil servant and former politician
- Iris van Herpen (born 1984 in Wamel) fashion designer, known for fusing technology with traditional Couture craftsmanship
Sport
[edit]- Jan van Deinsen (born 1953) a retired football midfielder, 276 caps
- Ivo den Bieman (born 1967 in Wamel) retired footballer, played mainly in Scotland with about 260 caps
- Arno van Zwam (born 1969 in Beneden-Leeuwen) former football goalkeeper, over 300 caps
Gallery
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Appeltern, kerk
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Ferry at the village of Lith
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Beneden-Leeuwen, Quisisana Zandstraat
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The Waalriver with a harbour and industrial activities
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Maasbommel, church: the Sint-Lambertuskerk
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Wamel, reformed church
References
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